His hotel was only three blocks away, but he could already see the sun peeking above the horizon. Robert didn’t even want to go, much less be the ring bearer, now the whole thing would be delayed because he didn’t set his alarm. Even though he swore he set two just for the occasion.

STOP. SWITCH. READ. WRITE.

As he was running down the boardwalk, Robert noticed them jogging. He didn’t think anything of it, not until there were three of them behind him and one in front. By the time he suspected something was weird, it was already too late. They caught up to him, cut him off, and tackled him. They took his phone and tied him up, he yelled but he barely got a word out before they gagged him. The last thing he remembered before falling unconscious was the glowing red eyes the four identical men had. 

When he woke up, Robert found himself in a cell. No, not exactly a cell, more like a cage. The room around him was dark and he barely had enough room to stand up without his hair brushing the wire above him. The steady drip of what he assumed was water was the sound he make out. He didn’t realize how thirsty he was until he thought about this source of water and what he would do to drink it from a puddle off the ground. 

STOP. SWITCH. READ. WRITE.

Screaming didn’t help Robert, he was at it for hours before realized it was a waste of energy. Nobody could hear him. He wondered how the wedding went. If they even realized he was missing and if they just went on with the ceremony anyway. He figured Carol would insist.

That was when someone finally came. He heard the clank of their feet before he noticed anything else. Through the dark, he saw the glowing ruby eyes of his kidnapper.

“Hello,” it said in an even voice.

“Where am I? Who are you”.

“Don’t worry, you’ll find out soon enough,” it replied, followed by a burst of mechanical laughter.